So You Want to Be a Robot and Other Stories

So You Want to Be a Robot and Other Stories | A Merc Rustad

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These speculative SFF stories are devastatingly beautiful and so full of heart! I wanted to simultaneously laugh with delight and also...just cry. These stories are all unique, so there was no slump due to homogeneity that you sometimes find in short story collections. (continued in comment below because I need more space!)

lovelybookshelf Starting each story was like opening a gift, because I never knew what I was going to find, but I had a feeling it was going to be amazing and unlike anything I'd previously opened. The #ownvoices rep here (nonbinary, queer, ace/aro, ASD) really shines. It's full of the kind of love, care, and joy (even when the stories are dark) that simply cannot be matched. Can't recommend this highly enough! 6y

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BekaReid

So You Want to Be a Robot and Other Stories | A Merc Rustad

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I loved this book and highly recommend for SF fans who want to diversify their reading..."Only tomorrow will I know what I am tomorrow." (On Wine-Bright Seas)
Some faves: Doombot5000 batteries not included, How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps

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BekaReid

So You Want to Be a Robot and Other Stories | A Merc Rustad

"I'm sorry fills each space between his words. He's stuck in a time loop, saying the same thing over and over and realizing it makes no difference because be doesn't have the right words, the solution to break the cycle." (from A Survival Guide)

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BekaReid

So You Want to Be a Robot and Other Stories | A Merc Rustad

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Absolutely love the first and last lines of the short story Where Monsters Dance... opens with, "Once upon a time there was a girl named Red, but since this is a fairy tale, that's a stupid way to begin." And ends with, "This isn't a fairy tale. But that doesn't mean you can't have a happy ending."

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So You Want to Be a Robot and Other Stories | A Merc Rustad